Lies, Monsters and Kate Mulvany’s Intensely Human Portrayal of Richard III
As we all know, the first line of Shakespeare’s Richard 3 reads, “Now is the winter of our...
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Theatre and Disability
Mat Fraser, Disabled Actor And Advocate, Will Portray Richard III In New Play
An actor born with defects resulting from the drug Thalidomide has been cast as Shakespeare’s...
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Understated Risk-Taking in Beckettian “Wakey, Wakey”
Audacious risk-taking in the theater comes in many colors, most of them loud. You can defy a...
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ARTimeleia: A Theatre Group Built Of Actors With Neuromuscular Disorders
When I tell people that I do theatre with actors who have neuromuscular disorders, their outward...
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“Wish List” Is A Poor Portrayal Of The Welfare System
You could call it the Corbynisation of new writing. In the past couple of years, a series of plays...
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The Fourth International Theatre Festival for People with Disability in Isfahan
Isfahan, known as the cultural capital of Iran, hosted the Fourth International Festival of...
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“Assisted Suicide”: A Musical That Asks Us to Think Critically About the Portrayal of Euthanasia
Earlier this month, Colorado voters approved a ballot that made it the fifth state to legalize...
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Making Shakespeare Live with Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise Theatre Company prove that somewhere between Glasgow and Hong Kong, Shakespeare lives
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Disabled Artists: Rio’s Paralympic Theatre
In January 2016, I took part of a round table entitled The Disabled People’s Protagonism in...
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Unlimited Festival: Making an Impact in Glasgow
Tramway’s Unlimited Festival at Glasgow is showcasing exceptional new work from disabled artists and trying to make a lasting an impact in Glasgow.
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“Perfume” Spotlights Challenges of Hearing-Impaired in Egypt
Perfume is probably the first play ever to be staged on the topic of the problems of people who...
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“Twelfth Night” and Cross-Mobility Casting
Renowned Shakespearean actor Robert Armin wrote in 1608 of the difference between a “natural” and...
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Redefining The (Able) Body
When I first travelled overseas, fresh out of university in the early 1980s, I found myself in the...
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Disability in Comic and Tragic Frames
The connection between humor and disability is perhaps one of the most challenging and...
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Building Bridges: Moscow Play Unites Deaf-Blind, Sighted And Hearing Actors
A play staged by Moscow’s Theater of Nations has become the first theatrical production in Russia...
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“Beauty And The Beast” Promises And Fails At The Adelaide Festival
Beauty And The Beast is the quintessential story of a young beautiful daughter who has to live...
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“Ganesh Versus The Third Reich” And Actors With Disabilities
This week, Back to Back Theatre‘s 2012 production Ganesh Versus The Third Reich will open at...
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Review: “Super Discount” By Back To Back Theatre
Super Discount – currently playing at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre – is the latest work by...
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Special Theatres Give The Disabled Self-Expression
For people with physical or intellectual disabilities, the art of theatre is the powerful mode of...
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Escape From Circus: Review Of Mabou Mines’ “Dollhouse”
During the ten years of its run, when asked what I thought of Mabou Mines’s Dollhouse, I’ve always...
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